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breed (br

v. bred (br

d), breed·ing, breeds

v.tr.

1. To produce (offspring); give birth to or hatch.

2. To bring about; engender: "Admission of guilt tends to breed public sympathy" (Jonathan Alter).

a. To cause to reproduce, especially by controlled mating and selection: breed cattle.

b. To develop new or improved strains in (organisms), chiefly through controlled mating and selection of offspring for desirable traits.

c. To inseminate or impregnate; mate with.

4. To rear or train; bring up: a writer who was bred in a seafaring culture.

5. To be the place of origin of: Austria breeds great skiers.

6. To produce (fissionable material) in a breeder reactor.

v.intr.

1. To produce offspring.

2. To copulate; mate.

3. To originate and develop: Mischief breeds in bored minds.

1. A group of organisms having common ancestors and certain distinguishable characteristics, especially a group within a species developed by artificial selection and maintained by controlled propagation.

2. A kind; a sort: a new breed of politician; a new breed of computer.

3. Offensive A person of mixed racial descent; a half-breed.

Idioms:

breed a scab/scabs on (one's) nose Regional

To stir up trouble for oneself.

breed up a storm New England

To become cloudy.

[Middle English breden, from Old English brdan; see bhreu- in Indo-European roots.]

breed [briːd]

vb breeds, breeding, bred

1. to bear (offspring)

2. (tr) to bring up; raise

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Genetics) to produce or cause to produce by mating; propagate

4. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Breeds) to produce and maintain new or improved strains of (domestic animals and plants)

5. to produce or be produced; generate to breed trouble violence breeds in densely populated areas

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Genetics) a group of organisms within a species, esp a group of domestic animals, originated and maintained by man and having a clearly defined set of characteristics

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Genetics) a lineage or race a breed of Europeans

3. a kind, sort, or group a special breed of hatred

[Old English brēdan, of Germanic origin; related to brood]

breed (br

Verb

1. To produce or reproduce by giving birth or hatching.

2. To raise animals or plants, often to produce new or improved types.

Noun

A group of organisms having common ancestors and sharing certain traits that are not shared with other members of the same species. Breeds are usually produced by mating selected parents.

Breed a race or variety of animals; a class, sort, or kind of men, things, or qualities; a number produced at one time. See also brood.

Examples: breed of bees [a brood], 1580; of duckling, 1802; of thinkers; of wits, 1588.

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Noun	1.	breed - a special variety of domesticated animals within a species; "he experimented on a particular breed of white rats"; "he created a new strain of sheep" strain, stock animal group - a group of animals variety - (biology) a taxonomic category consisting of members of a species that differ from others of the same species in minor but heritable characteristics; "varieties are frequently recognized in botany" bloodstock - thoroughbred horses (collectively) pedigree - line of descent of a purebred animal species - (biology) taxonomic group whose members can interbreed
	2.	breed - a special type; "Google represents a new breed of entrepreneurs" type - a subdivision of a particular kind of thing; "what type of sculpture do you prefer?"
Verb	1.	breed - call forth engender, spawn cause, do, make - give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally; "cause a commotion"; "make a stir"; "cause an accident"
	2.	breed - copulate with a female, used especially of horses; "The horse covers the mare" cover animal husbandry - breeding and caring for farm animals incubate, hatch, brood, cover - sit on (eggs); "Birds brood"; "The female covers the eggs" copulate, mate, couple, pair - engage in sexual intercourse; "Birds mate in the Spring"
	3.	breed - cause to procreate (animals); "She breeds dogs" mongrelise, mongrelize - cause to become a mongrel; "mongrelized dogs" crossbreed, hybridise, hybridize, interbreed, cross - breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties; "cross a horse and a donkey"; "Mendel tried crossbreeding"; "these species do not interbreed" produce, create, make - create or manufacture a man-made product; "We produce more cars than we can sell"; "The company has been making toys for two centuries"
	4.	breed - have young (animals) or reproduce (organisms); "pandas rarely breed in captivity"; "These bacteria reproduce" multiply procreate, reproduce, multiply - have offspring or produce more individuals of a given animal or plant; "The Bible tells people to procreate" pullulate - breed freely and abundantly

breed

noun

1. variety, family, line, sort, kind, race, class, stock, type, species, strain, pedigree rare breeds of cattle

2. kind, sort, type, variety, order, brand, stamp, genre, calibre the new breed of walking holidays

verb

1. rear, tend, keep, raise, maintain, farm, look after, care for, bring up, nurture, nourish He lived alone, breeding horses and dogs.

2. reproduce, multiply, propagate, procreate, produce offspring, bear young, bring forth young, generate offspring, beget offspring, develop Frogs will usually breed in any convenient pond.

3. produce, cause, create, occasion, generate, bring about, arouse, originate, give rise to, stir up If they are unemployed it's bound to breed resentment.

Translations

breed [briːd] (bred (vb: pt, pp))

A. N (lit) [of animal] → raza f; [of plant] → variedad f (fig) → estirpe f

B. VT

1. [+ animals] → criar
town bred → criado en la ciudad
they are bred for show → se crían para las exposiciones
we breed them for hunting → los criamos para la caza

2. (fig) [+ hate, suspicion] → crear, engendrar

C. VI [animals] → reproducirse, procrear
they breed like flies or rabbits → se multiplican como conejos

breed [ˈbriːd] [bred] [ˈbrɛd] (pt, pp)

[+ animals] → élever, faire l'élevage de
to breed dogs → faire de l'élevage de chiens

[+ plants] → produire

[+ violence, resentment, hate, suspicion] → engendrer
violence breeds violence → la violence appelle la violence

to be born and bred somewhere (= born and brought up)
I was born and bred in Perth → Je suis né et j'ai grandi à Perth.
a Londoner born and bred → un vrai Londonien

vi [animal] → se reproduire

[animal] → race f

(= type) → sorte f, espèce f
a new breed of → une nouvelle espèce de
a new breed of actors → une nouvelle espèce d'acteurs, des acteurs d'une nouvelle espèce
the new breed of → la nouvelle génération de

breed vb: pret, ptp <bred>

n (lit, fig: = species) → Art f, → Sorte f; they produced a new breed → sie haben eine neue Züchtung hervorgebracht; a breed apart (fig) → eine besondere or spezielle Sorte or Gattung

(= raise, rear) animals, flowers → züchten ? born

(fig: = give rise to) → erzeugen; dirt breeds disease → Schmutz verursacht Krankheit, Schmutz zieht Krankheit nach sich

vi (animals) → Junge haben; (birds) → brüten; (pej, hum, people) → sich vermehren

breed [briːd] (bred (vb: pt, pp))

1. n → razza, varietà f inv (fig) → tipo, specie f inv

2. vt → allevare (fig) (hate, suspicion) → generare, provocare

3. vi (animals) → riprodursi

breed [briːd] (bred (vb: pt, pp))

1. n → razza, varietà f inv (fig) → tipo, specie f inv

2. vt → allevare (fig) (hate, suspicion) → generare, provocare

3. vi (animals) → riprodursi

breed

v breed [briːd]

1 to produce young Rabbits breed often. voortplant, aanteel يلد раждам rodit, mít mladé yngle; formere sig; parre sig gebären γεννώ, αναπαράγομαι criar, reproducirse sigima بچه آوردن؛ تولید مثل کردن lisääntyä se reproduire לְהִזדָווֵג पैदा करना razmnožavati se nemz, utódot hoz létre, ellik beranak auka kyn sitt riprodursi, figliare 子を産む 새끼를 낳다 turėti jauniklių, daugintis vairoties baka zich voortplanten yngle, formere seg rozmnażać się reproduzir-se a se reproduce размножаться rozmnožovať sa razmnoževati se imati mlade föröka sig ให้กำเนิด yavrulamak, üremek 繁殖 народжувати; висиджувати (пташенят) نسل کشی کرنا sinh sản 繁殖

2 to keep animals for the purpose of breeding young I breed dogs and sell them as pets. teel يُنتج، يربي حيوانات въдя chovat opdrætte züchten εκτρέφω, μεγαλώνω (για ζώα) criar tõuloomi kasvatama پرورش حیوانات jalostaa élever לְגָדֵל प्रजनन के लिए पशु रखना uzgajati tenyészt menangkarkan, membiakkan rækta allevare 飼育する 번식시키다 auginti, veisti audzēt (dzīvniekus) membiak kweken avle, oppdrette hodować criar a creşte разводить chovať gojiti uzgajati föda upp, avla เพาะพันธุ์ yetiştirmek, beslemek 育種，栽培 виводити; розводити نسل کشی کے لئے جانور رکھنا gây giống 养育

a type, variety or species (of animal) a breed of dog. ras, soort سلالة، نوع، نسل порода rasa race die Rasse ράτσα, ποικιλία ζώου raza tõug گونه؛ نژاد rotu race גֶזָע नस्ल pasmina fajta jenis binatang kyn, tegund razza, tipo 品種 품종 veislė (dzīvnieku) šķirne; suga jenis ras rase rasa raça rasă порода rasa pasma rasa ras, sort พันธุ์ cins, tür, soy 品種 порода; плем'я نسل nòi giống 品种

adj bred [bred]

(often as part of a word)

1 (of people) brought up in a certain way or place a well-bred young lady; American born and bred. opgevoed مُربّـى отгледан по определен начин vychovaný velopdragen erzogen αναθρεμμένος με συγκεκριμένο τρόπο (ως β΄ συνθ.) educado; criado kasvatatud به دنیا امده و پرورش یافتۀ جایی مشخص kasvatettu élevé מְחוּנַך लालन-पालन odgoj nevelt mendidik borinn og barnfæddur, uppalinn educato ～育ちの ...하게 자란 išauklėtas, išaugintas audzināts membesar opgevoed, grootgebracht oppdratt wychowany educado crescut воспитанный vychovaný vzgojen odgojen fostrad ถูกเลี้ยงดู yetiştirilmiş, eğitilmiş (人)在某地或以特定方式長大的 вихований مخصوص اٹھان کے حامل giáo dục 教养

2 (of animals) brought up or reared in a certain way a pure-bred dog. grootgemaak, opgelei مُربّـى отгледан по определен начин čistokrevný opdrættet gezüchtet που έχει εκτραφεί με συγκεκριμένο τρόπο (ως β΄ συνθ.) de raza tõugu تربیت شده؛ اصیل jalostettu de race גִזְעִי खास तरह से पाला हुआ पशु uzgoj tenyésztett hasil tangkaran (hrein)ræktaður di razza ～品種の ...하게 기른 veislės audzēts pembiakan baka gefokt oppdratt; (rein)raset (hund) ... rasy de raça de rasă выведенный čistokrvný čistokrven istreniran ras-, -rasig เลี้ยง üretilmiş (動物)以特定方式被養大的 вигодований مخصوص نسل کے nuôi dưỡng 养育

n breeding

education and training; good manners a man of good breeding. goeie maniere, welgemanierdheid تَرْبِيَه، تَهْذيب възпитание způsoby, vychování dannelse; gode manerer das Benehmen ανατροφή, διαπαιδαγώγηση educación, modales kasvatus خوش برخورد؛ با اصالت koulutus éducation חִינוּך उच्चवंश odgoj nevelés didikan uppeldi; siðun educazione 育ち 훈련, 교육 auklėjimas audzināšana; audzēšana didikan opvoeding dannelse, gode manerer wychowanie educação educaţie воспитанность výchova vzgoja odgoj god uppfostran มีการศึกษาและมารยาทดี yetişme 教養 виховання; вихованість پرورش ، تربیت có giáo dục 教养

breed → نسل, يَتناَسل chovat, plemeno avle, race Rasse, züchten αναπαράγω, ράτσα criar, raza jalostaa, rotu élever, race pasmina, uzgajati allevare, razza 品種, 品種改良する 새끼를 낳다, 품종 ras, voortplanten (zich) avle, rase rasa, wyhodować procriar, raça выводить (животных, растения), порода föda upp, ras เลี้ยง, พันธุ์ cins, yetiştirmek giống, sinh sản 品种, 繁殖

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